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Monthly Archives: February 2014

The Keystone XL pipeline was dealt a blow in a Nebraska court this week when a key enabling law was ruled ‘unconstitutional’ – bringing the controversial project to a standstill in the state. A court has struck down the Nebraska law that allowed the Keystone XL pipeline to proceed through the state. Lancaster County Judge…

Air pollution is the second highest killer of Londoners, new figures show, and it’s the children who are at greatest risk Air pollution kills more Londoners than obesity and alcoholism and is one of the main environmental causes of death, new figures show. More than 4,000 people in the capital die from exposure to lethal…

2013’s illegal rhino slaughter in South Africa was the biggest ever. The population of the critically endangered black rhinos is now near the tipping point with only just over 4,000 animals left in the wild. A record 1,004 rhinos were killed in 2013, an average of three animals every day, according to figures released…

Reports of severe flooding around the UK, widely believed to be linked to climate change, pour in. But Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, reports Sophie Morlin-Yron, has sharply cut the budget for coping with the effects of climate change. A freedom of information request has revealed that the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)…

A new study shows a strong link between exposure to the pesticide DDT and Alzheimer’s dementia. Sophie Morlin-Yron reports Exposure to the synthetic pesticide DDT – widely known to be harmful in the environment – may also increase the risk and severity of Alzheimer’s disease, a team of US scientists has found. The new study…

The world’s biggest slaughterhouse for endangered whale sharks has been uncovered in southeast China, writes Sophie Morlin-Yron. It’s products are being traded across the world in health and cosmetic products. The largest slaughtering facility for Whale sharks ever seen has been uncovered in southeastern China by Hong Kong based WildLife Risk. The slaughterhouse, operated by China…